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M4.1 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-07-18 09:35:31 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.1 earthquake was recorded near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile) on July 18, 2025 at 09:35 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 96 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 23 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

Details

ID
a98300db5db76f38b6bbef11d9013495a8019a31
Magnitude
M4.1
Depth
96.2 km
UTC time
2025-07-18 09:35:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-22.85000, -68.71000
Temperature
6.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 96.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 96.2 km
Intermediate
96.2 km
96.2 km — close to the regional average (99.5 km)
Regional average: 99.5 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Licancabur
    Distance: 85 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 85 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Putana
    Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Purico Complex
    Distance: 100 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile
  • Lascar
    Distance: 116 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'592 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Chile
  • Colachi
    Distance: 117 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'631 m ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • El Loa AirportChile · CJC · SCCF
    43.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-11

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

11 Sep 2025 – 11 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 762 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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